It Is The Fate Of All Things

Much Was Said And Written, At The Time, Concerning The Policy Of Adding The Vast Regions Of Louisiana, To The Already Immense, And But Half-tenanted Territories Of The United-states.

History, Like Love, Is So Apt To Surround Her Heroes With An Atmosphere Of Imaginary Brightness.

The Press, Like Fire, Is An Excellent Servant, But A Terrible Master.

Commerce Is Entitled To A Complete And Efficient Protection In All Its Legal Rights, But The Moment It Presumes To Control A Country, Or To Substitute Its Fluctuating Expedients For The High Principles Of Natural Justice That Ought To Lie At The Root Of Every Political System, It Should Be Frowned On, And Rebuked.

Slavery Is No More Sinful, By The Christian Code, Than It Is Sinful To Wear A Whole Coat, While Another Is In Tatters, To Eat A Better Meal Than A Neighbor, Or Otherwise To Enjoy Ease And Plenty, While Our Fellow Creatures Are Suffering And In Want.